Army-ambulance.



S.v KUTERBACH.

ARMY AMBULANCE. APPLICATION FILED Nov. 20, 191s.

,41,492 Patented Sept. 25, 1917; 'l 2 SHEETS-SHEET LER-EM* S. KUTERBACH.

ARMY AMBULANCE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 20, 1916.

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STANLEY KUTERBACH, or THILADELTHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

' ARMY-AMBULANGE.

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that 1, STANLEY Ku'rnxoir, a' citizen of` theUnited States, residing at `Pl'iila'delphia, inthe` county of Philadelphia and State of'Pennsylvania, have inventer certain new and useful'improvements in Army-Ambulances, of which `the following is a specification. 4 V

rIhis invention vrelates to new and useful improvements in army ambulances. y

T he primary object of the invention is the provision of a wheeled ambulance partially bullet-proof, arranged for resiliently sup'- porting a `plurality -of carrying stretchers,

To all whom it Be it known 'the' latter being retained in the proper positions inclosed Vwithin the vehicle. s-

A further object of the deviceis the provision of an ambulance readilyv movable having bullet-proof sides and a removable protecting top, superposed stretcher mounts being arrange etween the sides with the upper mount shiftable for facilitating the use of the'lower stretcher. l'

l/Vith these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consistsA of a novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing and-pointed out in the appended claims.

1n the drawing forming a part of' this application and in which like-reference characters designate corresponding parts'throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device,

Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal vertical sectional view thereof,

Fig. 3v is avertical transverse sectional view taken upon line 111,111 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is an enlarged end elevation of a side portion of the devicel with the top removed and an end member arranged in position,

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the wheeljournaling frame, and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view tion of a stretcher positioned upon one o the lower mounts of the ambulance.

The present invention comprises an ambulance consisting of a vehicle having an elongated body in the form of a wagon box 10, having a bottom 11 and upright sides 12, the latter' being designed to be bullet proof.

An arched canopy 13, preferably formed of sheet-metal, although provided of canof an end por- Specicaton of Letters Ratent.

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vas, if so desired, is removably arranged upon the sides 12, retained thereon by vpins 11,'carried by the top. fitting within staples 15 upon the said sides, A canvas or other convenient form of end closure 16 may be arranged within either end of the body 10.

if Y found desirable. 1 A transverse bolster 17 issecured beneath ythe bottom 11 of the body 10, having corresponding ends of leaf-springs 18 secured as at 19 to the laterallyy projecting ends of the said bolster, the said springs extending longitudinally of the body 10, with free end portions 2O adapted to receive seated` thereon vthe laterally projecting ends of a cleat 21, `carried by the bottom 11. I f

A U-shaped frame 22 extends transversely beneath the body 10 spanning the latter with its side arms 23 projecting upwardly'in slidable relation with respect to the sides 12, guide plates 2l being carried by the sides 12, between which plates the arms 23 are arranged. The frame 22 has a pair of ears 25 arranged at each end thereof, adapted for the reception' of substantially the central downwardly bowed portion of the springs 18, laterally projecting axles 26 being carried bythev arms 23, for `journaling the ground wheels 27 thereon. By this arrangement it will be seen that the springs 18, slidably attached to the frame 22 are supported by the wheels 27, while the body 10 is mounted upon the said springs, the latter being free to bend by reason of the sliding connection of the spring ends 2O with the cleat 21, the body thereby being freely resiliently mounted upon the said traction wheels. The forward end of the body 10 is provided with any suitable form of handle 28, while a trunnion wheel 29 is arranged beneath the rear end of the body 10 upon'a hinged bracket 30, having resilient connecting means 31, whereby the wheel 29 may swing in an arcuate path under the varying road conditions when ythe ambulance is traveling along, either pulled forwardly or pushed rearwardly by means of the hanf `dle 28.

Stretcher mounts 32 are arranged within the body 10, preferably in pairs, for resiliently supporting a plurality of stretchers, one above the other, the lower pair of stretcher supports comprise the U-shaped brackets 33 seated upon the bottom 11 and secured thereto by bolts 3l, while channeled sides 35 thereof engage the body sides 12.

one side of the body A slat 36 is shiftably arrangedy within the channels of the sides resiliently mounted upon the springs 37, prising side bars 39, and a connecting fabric 40 is readily positioned with the said bars 39, seated within, properly spaced apart, transverse grooves 4l formed in the slats 36. In this manner the stretcher 3 8 is arranged substantially horizontal within the body l0, resiliently mountedrby means of the springs 37, with the canvas V40 held taut, by'retaining the bars 39 "normally spaced apart in parallelism bythe grooves 4l.

The upper stretcher mounts `comprise channeled brackets 42, oppositely secured to the sides l2 of the body by means `of vbolts 43. These brackets arenot connected together in accordance with the arrangement of the lower supports but have inwardly projecting feet 44 upon which springs 45 are mounted for supporting cleats 46 with their free ends shiftably arranged within the channels of the brackets 42.

The cleats 46 are arranged with grooves 47 for receiving the side' bars 39 of a stretcher. The side plates of brackets 42, at l0, are slotted as at 48 forthe reception of pintles 49, carried by the adjacent ends of the slats will be seen that the upper slat-sm36 maybel readily swung upwardly when the top 13 is removed, as best illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 4 of the drawing, thereby allowing free access to the lower slats 36, while the upper slats 46 are Gopierof this patent may be obtained for tive cents each, by addressing'the Washington,

the stretcher 38 com-4 36. By this V when operatively by reason of the resiliency of the free to move vertically positioned,

springs 45. l

A serviceable ambulance is arranged for the latter being supported so as-to be substantially free from shocks and jars, affording comfortable beds for the occupants.

hat claim as new is zl. An ambulance comprising a body, ports `arranged in diiferent planes within the body, resiliently mounted slats carried by the said supports and formed withtransverse stretcher bar receiving grooves, vand slidable pivotal connections between corresponding ends of the upper supports adjacent one side of the body.

n ambulance comprising` a body, a stretcher mount arranged adjacentthe bottom of said body, oppositely positioned channeled brackets of U-form in cross section carried by the sides of the bodyrabove the said mount and having inwardly projecting feet, springs mounted upon the said the channels of the saidbrackets, the said slats having transverse grooves adapted for the reception of stretcher bars y apart substantially the width of a'stretcher, and slidable pivotal connections between the sides of corresponding ones of the said brackets and the adjacent ends of said slats. In testimony whereof I aiiix my'signature.

STANLEY KUTERBACH.

Commissioner of Patents, D. C.

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